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Ask The Doc
Perhaps you've read through our website and the library of information we provide on Selective Mutism but you still feel stuck. Do you wish you could ask your question of an expert in the field? The opportunity to "Ask the Doc" is one of the exciting member benefits of the SMG. Currently, the doctor on duty is Dr. Lynn Lunceford, a member of the SMG Board of Directors and Co-Chair of Professional Development. Dr. Lunceford is the Chair of the College of Health and Human Services at the University of Phoenix where she teaches child therapy. She speaks around the country at professional conferences and at school trainings on the development and treatment of Selective Mutism.
How To Use 'Ask the Doc'
Our
members have submitted many wonderful questions over the years, which
have been answered and cataloged by topic in the Ask the Doc archive.
If you have a question, we recommend you review our archives to see
whether this question, or something similar, has been addressed. If you
don't find the answers you are looking for, please submit your question
to us. We have grouped our archives into the following categories and
the questions have been numbered for your ease of reference. Often a
question will touch on multiple topics, so you may want to read replies
from multiple categories that may be relevant to your question.
*Questions Concerning Medication: We are no longer able to provide
responses to questions that deal with when to use medication, what
types of medication are appropriate, proper dosing, etc. In the past,
Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum, M.D. replied to many of these types of questions
and those responses are included in the archives. If you have a
questions related to medication, we recommend you discuss them with the
professional who is or would be your prescribing physician. You may
also want to consider purchasing the DVD Medication: Use of Medication
in the Treatment of Selective Mutism which is available in our online
bookstore.
